CHIEF EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW
New Play chief plots measured path ahead after growing pains
Icelandic budget carrier Play’s new chief executive, Einar Orn Olafsson, intends to scrutinise performance in closer detail following the change of senior management at the company.
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GoJet dangles hefty signing bonus for captains amid revival of 40 CRJ-family jets
Rick Leach, chief executive of GoJet Airlines, sees a rare opportunity in front of the St Louis-based regional carrier created by slackening demand for pilots among its major US counterparts.
Avelo doubles down on core strategies three years after launching as start-up
Three years have passed since US start-up Avelo Airlines first took off from Burbank, California with an aggressive plan to carve a niche among established ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs).
Start-up carrier New Pacific pivots to charters as scheduled service lags
US start-up carrier New Pacific Airlines is pivoting to focus mostly on charter flights after struggling to catch on with its scheduled passenger service out of Southern California.
Hawaiian’s long-awaited 787s will ‘stretch legs’ across USA and Pacific: CEO
The recent arrival in Honolulu of a GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787-9 adorned with Hawaiian’s floral livery – the first of 12 now expected through 2027 – is a long-awaited and horizon-expanding addition to the carrier’s long-haul fleet.
How ANA president Shinichi Inoue is hitting a home run, and then some
ANA president and chief executive Shinichi Inoue is overseeing the airline’s next stage of growth, with a new medium-haul sister unit, European expansion on the cards and promising financial results.
Volotea chief Carlos Munoz has IPO ambition for carrier committed to being different
After a turbulent three years amid the pandemic and then the impact of rapidly rising fuel costs, Volotea under founding chief executive Carlos Munoz has renewed confidence thanks to a strong 2023 and encouraging start to this year
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